For the last assignment, I would like to attempt one of the following:
- Interview two local elementary school teachers who teach specialized subjects, ESL and speech. Teachers who teach specialized subjects at school are currently facing bigger challenges (as opposed to regular classroom teachers) adjusting to 100% digital instruction due to the nature of the teaching methods they use and the specialized needs of the children they teach (i.e. students with learning disabilities). Ask them what those challenges are specifically, what steps are being taken to overcome these obstacles, what they hope for the students and what they foresee as far as how this will affect their instruction/students’ quality of learning/progress/pace of learning, etc.
- Interview a community director for one of the largest senior living communities in Atlanta, Georgia. Ask her what she, her team and the company are doing to keep their residents safe. In February, at the onset of the pandemic, a nursing home in Seattle, WA became the country’s epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. What concerns did they have to address immediately due to the sensitive matter of dealing with a high-risk age group, how have those concerns been handled so far, successfully/unsuccessfully, what safety precautions have been put in place, how the residents have responded, the results of their efforts, what they hope/how they see this situation playing out for the residents/short-term and long-term goals of the company (related to addressing pandemic-related issues), etc. Additionally, interview a resident that currently resides there (my mom) with what concerns she’s had/has and how her residents have been coping (loneliness, boredom, getting care for health-related issues) whether she feels what the company is doing is enough.